Crypto 2023


Opinion

How Regenerative Finance Is Bringing Sustainability to Crypto

As the crypto industry surveys the ruins of 2022, it must refocus on its core promises and once again seek ways to add tangible and sustainable value.

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Opinion

There's Less Money in Crypto, and That's a Good Thing

Crypto’s boom and bust were driven by the same plague that has turned the entire finance industry into a shady casino. So it’s no tragedy if the speculators take a break in 2023.

Financialization means big directional bets and lots of leverage, propped up by a hype campaign. In crypto, those bets are often followed by a hard landing. (Creative Commons)

Opinion

DeFi’s Difficult Governance Decisions Lie Ahead

Decentralization was proven to be DeFi’s saving grace this year. Shouldn’t protocol governance also be as decentralized as possible?

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Opinion

How Crypto Exchanges Can Be Free of Risk

If Web3 is going to rely on centralized markets, then it needs to find ways to manage counterparty risk.

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Opinion

The Next Generation of Automated Settlement

We have elaborated the circuitry of DeFi, and must now realize its potential to replace the oil lamps, hand cranks and steam engines of the present financial landscapes.

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Opinion

Crypto’s Responsibility to Law Enforcement in 2023 and Beyond

After a series of high-profile exploits and indications that blockchain is being used to launder money, the industry and law enforcement have to develop better practices and tools to follow the money.

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Consensus Magazine

10 Predictions for the Future of Crypto in 2023

What does the next year hold for crypto? We’ve rounded up predictions from smart people in the space – from the bullish to the skeptical.

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Opinion

ReFi Is Going Mainstream

The successful Ethereum Merge is just the start of a growing movement to leverage crypto rails to fight climate change.

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Opinion

Shifting Crypto's Center of Gravity

Rediscovering the joy of creation and the passion for using crypto to solve society’s problems is the antidote to the calamitous past year.

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Opinion

This Was the Worst Year for Crypto Hacks. Here’s How 2023 Can Be Better

OpenZeppelin’s Stephen Lloyd Webber writes about the plague of exploits that drained billions from crypto protocols – and how Web3 can better secure itself.

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